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Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Retail Deputy Manager As a Retail Deputy Manager you'll help keep your store running like clockwork, working in partnership with the Store Manager. Leading by example, you will help your team unlock their potential by inspiring our customers to read, learn create and play more, through creating unforgettable moments, smiles on faces and products to go home with to craft memories they'll cherish! Taking the helm when the Store Manager is unavailable, you'll captain the ship taking responsibility for the team, store standards, customer experience and commercial targets. We recognise that our Team Leaders/Deputy Managers are our future Store Managers and beyond! So, we'll actively support your personal development and career progression. Your mission Stand-in for the Store Manager, taking responsibility for all metrics and the team if they're away Foster a store atmosphere that's enjoyable, welcoming, and inclusive. Demonstrate progress in driving retail sales and achieving high performance across all key performance indicators (KPIs) Drive retail commerciality like a boss! Striving for fantastic sales and high performance across all KPI's. It's not all about numbers. Your store will shine with excellent standards and impeccable merchandising. From cleanliness to pricing, you'll make sure everything is picture-perfect. Lead and coach the team by working shoulder-to-shoulder to provide an outstanding retail experience, ensuring each customer is delighted and inspired. Utilise your product knowledge and charm to introduce additional offerings. You'll be a merchandising master, effortlessly placing products in both planogrammed and non-planogrammed spaces. You'll soon be looking at a high SKU count like your best game of Tetris! Skills / Behaviours that will set you apart Genuine and Authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient Champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock Management Guru: You tackle the challenge of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Being a great leader As a great leader with wonderful people skills, you'll create a team that's more than just co-workers it's a team. Inspire and motivate your team in line with our employer brand, values, behaviours and purpose. Lead your team to reach their potential and steer your store to break records and get in the spotlight. Work collaboratively with support departments and peers. If somethings not quite right, provide quality constructive feedback so we can work as a team to get it right! But let's not forget about the most important part... your team's well-being and aspirations. You'll be their biggest supporter, cheering them on. You'll have amazing everyday conversations with your team, discussing everything from performance to career aspirations and helping them get there Our PERKS really are The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 33 days, including bank holidays. Plus, your holiday allowance increases with long service. ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with Retail Trust Charity, who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs. ?? And loads more! Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring ?? We are Can-do ?? We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term). We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we'll be happy to help!
Energy & Resource Efficiency Technical Officer Due to continued growth, a leading organisation based in Belfast - are currently seeking an Energy & Resource Efficiency Technical Officer to join their team. This is a Full-Time, Permanent Position (with hybrid working). Working hours: 37 hours per week. With a salary of £32,880 - £34,011 per annum dependent on experience. Closing date: 12 noon 17th May Job Role: You will be responsible for offering eligible businesses Energy and Resource Efficiency support. You will work directly with businesses and service providers to deliver technical advice and guidance to help businesses make cost savings. Essential Criteria: Recent experience within the past 5 years, working successfully on both team based, and individual projects focused in the Energy & Resource Efficiency environment, including manufacturing with a focus on efficiency improvements, heating industry, energy efficiency and generation. Recent experience within the past 5 years in sourcing and analysing information from relevant technical or business sources and making recommendations to a customer/stakeholder to support improvements. Working knowledge of up-to-date energy and resource efficient technologies with experience of advising customers. Excellent communication skills - with the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels. Ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload while working under pressure to meet deadlines with set-timescales. Ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative. Possess a full driving licence and have use of a car for business purposes OR have access to a form of transport which will permit travel throughout Northern Ireland to meet the requirements of the post in full, both in a timely and effective manner. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Identify energy and resource efficiency projects that deliver cost savings, growth, and profitability for business clients. Maximise time spent with business clients offering Energy and Resource Efficiency support. Actively contribute to and facilitate achievement of overall team targets so that business clients' cost saving objectives are met. Develop networks and relationships with stakeholders relevant to programme delivery, including the provision of presentations where required. Develop networks and relationships with staff within other Teams to promote Energy and Resource Efficiency support. Communicate and meet regularly with other team members as required. Develop and maintain skills and knowledge required to deliver effective support and advice to clients. Comply with internal procedures and maintain data integrity. Contribute at and report to monthly team meetings. Carry out any other duties to meet the business needs of the Energy and Resources Efficiency team.